EXPRESS MD1, 33596
Orbit data source: Space-Track
EXPRESS MD1, 33596 is a payload satellite owned by KosSvyaz (CIS) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 11 Feb 2009 UTC via a PROTON-M/BRIZ-M launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
CISRelated business
Manufacturer
Khrunichev
Mission
Non-operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
KAZSAT, Unknown motor
Mass
1,140 kg wet, ~1,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 3.5 m
Radar Cross Section
10.694 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 9 hours ago
0 EXPRESS MD1
1 33596U 09007B 26194.74657333 .00000038 00000-0 00000+0 0 9992
2 33596 10.2384 52.4365 0010202 355.5090 11.0376 0.99111372 63340Epoch: 2026-07-13T17:55Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-13T17:55:03.935Z)
Latitude
1.1661°
Longitude
-141.48244°
Altitude
36,072.008 km
Speed
3.066 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 55m 38s
True Declination
1° 09' 54"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
15:52:33
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,159.437 km
Perigee altitude
36,072.731 km
Semi-major axis
42,494.221 km
Eccentricity
0.00102
Inclination
10.2384°
RAAN
52.4365°
Arg. of periapsis
355.509°
True anomaly
11.06001°
Mean anomaly
11.0376°
Eccentric anomaly
11.0488°
Mean motion
0.24777 °/min
Orbital period
1,452.96 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #7 in the year 2009 (2009-02-11 UTC)
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 1440 mins | 2026-07-14 03:24:57.363Z | 234.366° WSW | 2026-07-14 23:51:57.363Z | 242.579° WSW | 30.411° | 2026-07-15 03:24:57.363Z | 238.939° WSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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